Author Description

"This report builds on the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey. It recommends policy changes to improve quality and sustainability of eye care services; acknowledge and builds on successful eye care programs found in several areas that provide high quality eye care for Indigenous Australians; Roadmap builds on community consultation and control, regional delivery of services and national health reforms. It stresses assessment of population-based needs, strong co-ordination, monitoring of performance and national accountability. It does not include implementation details, phase in costing or additional or replacement costs for infrastructure or equipment."--Introduction.